Autism Speaks NYC Marathon team entrants who raise raise $4,000 by November 3rd get a complimentary iPod Nano and entrants who raise $5,000 by November 3rd and get a complimentary 16 GB iPad2! Learn more about other participant prizes...
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Spanish photographer, José Antonio de Lamadrid, has quietly documented the daily lives of the Morillo Aguilar triplets; three 18-year-old boys at various stages on the autism spectrum. The Morillo Aguilar boys, Álvaro, Jaime and Alejandro, will likely never live independently, and rely on one another to navigate the... Read More

Finally, some hope for victims of Autism and their long-suffering families. Watch how an Australian school is making enormous steps forward and transforming the lives of children with Autism. Catch up with Carly Fleschmann, an autistic teen who is taking the world by storm and defying all of the experts'... Read More

An 11-year-old autistic girl was tased by a trooper in Ashland, Oregon. The girl was spotted walking along a freeway, naked. This is just the latest in a series of elopement-related episodes involving autistic children, and it highlights the need for more extensive training to prepare emergency responders who... Read More

Autism Speaks, the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization, and the National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), announced their new collaboration seeking to reduce the average age of diagnosis and to increase access to high-quality early intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the African American community.
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An Autism Mom writes about the importance of the general public becoming more comfortable with and accepting of individuals on the Autism Spectrum, reminding readers that "people with Autism are entitled to the same access to public spaces afforded all other Americans."
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The Autism Speaks Legal Resource Center will strategically develop and enforce key legal precedents, organize and train attorneys, coordinate legal resources, and serve as a clearinghouse for legal information and assistance to attorneys, agencies, providers, and affected individuals and families. The Center will also raise awareness of legal issues pertaining... Read More

The autism community is reeling with the news that three autistic children have drowned in just over a week. These tragic deaths highlight the need for more and better research into the issue of autistic wandering, more properly termed “elopement.”
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Why does the myth that autistic people lack empathy persist? Writer, Autism Mom and Advocate, Liane Kupferberg Carter, addresses this misconception and the dangers that come with this way of thinking.
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They are 1 percenters who are 100 percent despicable. Some wealthy Manhattan moms have figured out a way to cut the long lines at Disney World — by hiring disabled people to pose as family members so they and their kids can jump to the front.
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In a decision that legal experts are calling “historic” and “stunning,” a federal jury closed a dark chapter in Iowa history Wednesday by awarding $240 million to 32 mentally disabled men who endured decades of discrimination and abuse while working for Henry’s Turkey Service in Atalissa.
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A Canadian couple shed many tears before making the decision to drop off their 19-year-old autistic son at a government agency, feeling they had no other choice. There are simply not enough services for families taking care of adults with autism.
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A family found an anonymous note from a cowardly neighbor, complaining about their blue Autism Awareness porch light. The letter threatened trouble from the local Home Owners' Association. Find out how the Association responded...
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Support this initiative that is urging CNN to do an investigative story into Alex's case to help put an end to this autistic child's suffering.
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Watch an interview with Alex's Mom, Dorothy Spourdalakis:
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